With the printer turned on, press the Down arrow button until you highlight SETUP, then press the Select button.

Press the Down arrow button to scroll to Reports, then press the Select button.

System Settings should be the first report option indicated. If so, then just press the Select button to print the report. If not, then press the Right or Left arrow button until System Settings is indicated, then press the Select button to print the System Settings report.

Using the Tool Box:

Open the Tool Box and go to the Printer Settings Report tab.

Choose the Reports option from the list at the left side of the page.

Click the Printer Settings button to print the report.

Determine if the settings report page does show a defect.

The test page is blank or faint: Research for "Print Quality Problem the page is completely blank".

The test page does not show a defect: Determine if the issue is occurring with the ADF or Flat Bed.

The problem occurs with the ADF.Perform a test copy.

Insert a blank white piece of paper into the automatic document feeder (ADF).

When the printer is Ready (Copy, Scan, Fax appears in the LCD), press the Up or Down arrow button to scroll to Copy, then press the Select button.

Press the Start button to copy the blank page.

Inspect the paper after the copy is complete. The paper should still be blank.

There are streaks on the paper:Clean the scanner bed and the ADF.If the cleaning did not resolve the problem, Contact Technical Support.

There are no streaks on the paper:Clean the scanner bed and the ADF. The printer is working as designed.

The problem occurs with the scanner bed:Clean the scanner bed and the ADF.Preview a scan using Dell ScanCenter.

Place the self-test page face down on the scanner bed.

Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Dell, point to Dell Printers, point to your printer, and then click Dell ScanCenter.

The scan preview is normal: Contact the third-party software manufacturer for further support.

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